Imara
Imara is a baby name of Swahili origin, meaning Firm and strong.
What Imara means
Firm and strong.
Imara sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Imara comes from
Swahili names reflect East African, Arabic, and Bantu influences, and many mark the circumstances of a birth — the day, the season, or the family's situation at the time.
Imara is recorded as Swahili in origin. Browse other Swahili names.
How popular is Imara?
Imara sits outside the top 100 baby names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Imara
We group Imara under strength. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Strong
Names like Imara
These share Imara's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Jelani — Mighty and powerful.
- Simba — Lion.
- Alexis — Defender; helper.
- Ari — Lion; eagle.
- Cedar — The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
- Emery — Industrious ruler; brave.
- Justice — Fairness and righteousness.
- Kennedy — Helmeted chief.
- Valentine — Strong and healthy.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
- Atlas — Enduring; the Titan who bears the sky.
- Bjorn — Bear.